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PEOPLE v. DEFYN

No. 1-88-0308.

584 N.E.2d 220 (1991)

222 Ill. App.3d 504

165 Ill.Dec. 41

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas DEFYN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

November 22, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita A. Fry, Chicago (Konrad Rayford and Kyle Wesendorf, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Jack O'Malley, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, William Pistorius and Gigi Ann Gilbert, of counsel) for plaintiff-appellee.

Justice McNULTY delivered the opinion of the court.

After a jury trial, defendant Thomas Defyn was found guilty of criminal sexual assault and unlawful restraint and sentenced to 14 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. We consider: (1) whether the prosecutor made improper comments in closing and rebuttal arguments; (2) whether the trial court erred in preventing the defendant's cross-examination of the victim about her refusal to talk to a defense investigator...

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